If you’ve watched Naruto or you’re currently watching it then at some point you probably have wondered who is the strongest Hokage in Naruto. Hokage is the leader of the Konohagakure or the hidden leaf village. Hokages are one of the strongest individuals in the whole Naruto verse.
Naruto may have ended in 2014 but still, it is one of the legendary and the best anime to ever exist in the animeverse. The whole Naruto series is centered around Naruto Uzumaki and his journey of becoming the strongest in his village i.e. Hokage. Before starting our ranking for the strongest Hokage in Naruto let us first break down the actual meaning of “Hokage“.
Meaning of Hokage
Hokage consists of two words “Ho” and “Kage“. Kage basically means village leader and “Ho” stands as an abbreviation for Konohagakure or the hidden village. Just like Konohagakure, there are many villages in Naruto world such as Sunagakure, or hidden sand village, Kumogakure, or land of lightning, and the leaders of these villages are known as Kazekage and Raikage respectively.
Each village in Naruto has a leader who has the title of “Kage“. These characters are really important for the storyline because they are village leader hence they are a force to reckon with. Plus they are involved in all the major decisions taken. So without wasting much time let us get started with our list to find out who is the strongest Hokage in Naruto.
Strongest Hokage in Naruto
Here is the list of the strongest Hokage in Naruto. Before starting this list we would like to mention that we have created this list based on facts, not on emotions so this list might be controversial for most of you. Hence we are very sorry about that so without wasting any more time let us begin with our list:
8. Shikamaru Nara (8th Hokage)
Shikamaru belongs to the Nara clan of the Konohagakure. Before becoming as 8th Hokage he served under the 7th Hokage as chief aide. This shows that he is capable of handling such a great title. Nara clan is known for their intellect and shadow possession jutsu or shadow imitation technique and Shikamaru is not different in fact he is the head of his clan which shows that he is capable of handling the village.
Shikamaru was the only person to become a chunin from his batch which consisted of all the main leads of the characters. He is able to do that with his high intellect. During the fourth great ninja war after the death of his father Shikaku Nara who was the head of the Nara clan, Shikamaru took the responsibility into his own hands. Without any doubt, we can say that Shikamaru is the strongest Hokage in Naruto if we talk about only intellect but due to lack of physical strength we have placed him in 8th position.
7. Kakashi Hatake (6th Hokage)
Also known as Kakashi of the Sharingan or the copy ninja Kakashi, he is one of the elite jonins of Hidden Leaf Village. Since a young age kakashi was a force to reckon with because of his Sharingan. He became a jonin when he was just thirteen years old which shows that he was entitled to greatness. This is why we put him in seventh place in this list of strongest Hokage in Naruto.
Kakashi became Hokage after the fourth great ninja war though he was not that strong after the war because he lost his Sharingan to Madara Uchiha which made him considerably weaker. After all, it was his biggest weapon in his arsenal. We believe that Kakashi was the smartest Hokage because of his high intellect. It has been shown in the series that Kakashi can use 1000 Jutsus which shows that he is one of the strongest Hokage in Naruto.
6. Tsunade Senju (5th Hokage)
She is the only female Hokage to exist on this list. Granddaughter of Hasirama Senju and part of the legendary sanin of Konoha, all these things show that she was really strong and capable of becoming a Hokage. She takes the position of Hokage after the death of Hiruzen Sarutobi. She was the strongest kage during her era which we saw during the battle between Madara Uchiha and five Kages during the fourth great ninja war. This is why we put her in sixth place in this list of strongest Hokage in Naruto.
She was one of the best kunoichi of her time because of her huge chakra reserves which allowed her to summon a huge part of Katsuyu, the slug. Due to her ability to summon Katsuyu, she was also known as Konoha’s Slug Princess. During the third great Ninja War Tsunade along with Jiraiya and Orochimaru fought so fiercely that they all earned the title of legendary sanin of Konoha. Tsunade was known for her healing abilities as well as using ‘Chakra Enhanced Strength‘ Jutsu.
5. Hiruzen Sarutobi (3rd Hokage)
Also known as “The Professor” Hiruzen is the longest-serving hokage of Konoha. The reason why Hiruzen is known as the professor is that he can perform every jutsu that is being performed in the hidden leaf village. Even the specialty jutsu of each clan. Hiruzen was the most beloved Hokage during his days because he considered everyone in the village his family.
Unfortunately, we never get to see Hiruzen in his prime days but even in his old days, hiruzen was so strong that he injured Orochimaru along with Edo Hashirama, and Edo Tobirama during his village invasion even Orochimaru said that if he attacked the village 10 years ago then Hiruzen would have defeated him easily. This is why we put him in fifth place in this list of strongest Hokage in Naruto.
4. Minato Namikaze (4th Hokage)
Also known as the “Yellow Flash of the Leaf” Minato was the shortest serving hokage in this list of strongest hokages in Naruto. Minato Namikaze was also the father of our beloved protagonist Naruto Uzumaki. Minato was worthy of the number four position in this list of strongest Hokage in Naruto because, during the third great ninja war, he alone defeated 1000 shinobi of another village which shows how dangerously strong he was during his days.
Minato was so strong that he fought Obito and the Nine-tailed beast Kurama on his own, though he died in this battle he made sure to seal half of Kurama inside him and half in his son Naruto which helped Naruto to the strongest individual in the whole series. Minato still holds the record for scoring the highest marks in the chunin exam.
All these things show that Minato holds the knowledge and power to lead the village for a long duration of time but due to the nine-tailed beast attack, he had to sacrifice himself. This is why we put him in fourth place in this list of strongest Hokage in Naruto.
3. Tobirama Senju (2nd Hokage)
Tobirama Senju succeeded Hashirama Senju his elder brother to become the second hokage of Konoha. He was also the one who helped in building the Hidden Leaf Village along with Madara and Hashirama. He was a master of water-style jutsu though he was also proficient in performing all five chakra natures.
Tobirama has a high intellect and he was a master of politics which helped him to make Konoha a strong village. Tobirama was responsible for making most of the forbidden jutsu which includes reanimation jutsu which is considered as the strongest summoning throughout the series.
He also made the Konoha Academy and Konoha police force which shows that he did a lot of things to stabilize the village. He sacrificed himself during the first great ninja war and before sacrificing himself he appointed Hiruzen Sarutobi as the third Hokage. This is why we put him in third place in this list of strongest Hokage in Naruto.
2. Hashirama Senju (1st Hokage)
Also known as “The God of Shinobi” Hashirama Senju was definitely the strongest shinobi of his generation as well as future generations. He uses wood-style jutsu which was a very rare Kekkai Genkai. Throughout the series, we have only seen three users who use Wood release. He was a true leader and everyone loved Hashirama a lot. He founded the Hidden Leaf Village along with Madara.
He was so strong that he captured all the tailed beasts alone and defeated Madara who had eternal mangekyo sharingan along with Kurama. Madara describes Hashirama as the strongest shinobi to ever exist. Madara was not once but twice defeated by Hashirama which shows how strong Hashirama was. Hashirama was also able to use sage mode which made him unstoppable. This is why we put him in second place in this list of strongest Hokage in Naruto.
1. Naruto Uzumaki (7th Hokage)
Naruto Uzumaki is definitely the strongest Hokage in Naruto to ever exist. Naruto was considered a weak student during his early but thanks to his various teachers like Jiraiya who helped him to overcome his weakness and become the strongest Hokage in Naruto to ever exist. Since his childhood, Naruto wanted to become a Hokage because he wanted people in his village to acknowledge him for his true power. This is why we put him in first place in this list of strongest Hokage in Naruto.
Naruto was known for befriending everyone he fights with. This is one of the most admired and lovable abilities that we have seen in the series so far. Naruto along with the power of Kurama and his sage mode is unstoppable, he is so strong that he saves every person in the village from Okutsuki’s attack.
He was admired by his fellow kages. The difference between Naruto and his fellow kages is so much higher that no one can put a single scratch on him. Despite being so strong Naruto was the most humble and lovable Hokage to date. This is why we put him in first place in this list of strongest Hokage in Naruto.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Here are some frequently asked questions.
Q1. Why did Shikamaru become the 8th Hokage?
A1. After the disappearance of Naruto, the village needed a new leader, but as most of us anticipated after Naruto Konohamaru would become the 8th Hokage. But he was not ready to become a leader hence the best-suited person for Hokage was Shikamaru.
Q2. What are the qualities of the strongest Hokage in Naruto?
A2. To be the strongest Hokage in Naruto one should be extremely powerful and should be calm and humble at the same time as well. It requires various other qualities as well such as self-awareness, self-regulation, motivation, empathy, and social skills.
Q3. Why Danzo Shimura is not considered a Hokage?
A3. The reason is that Danzo Shimura was elected himself for the post of Hokage after the Pain invasion because Kakashi was not ready to become Hokage at that time. But before his ceremony, he was killed by Sasuke Uchiha.
Wrapping Up!
Having so many complex characters and storylines Naruto was definitely one of the best completed anime. Being Hokage can be seen as a form of burden because with great power comes great responsibilities. Every Hokage has unique abilities of their own which make them different from each other, some are tactical and some depend on their brute strength.
As we all know Naruto is one of the best and beloved anime of all time. The series has three successive runs, various movies, and various games. Every character or ninja who held the title of Hokage is strong or I should say the strongest usually by huge margins. Determining who is the strongest among them is quite a task, but we have done this job just for you so that you can flex among your friends and tell them about the strongest Hokage in Naruto.
Being the strongest Hokage in Naruto isn’t all about strength. It requires various other qualities as well such as self-awareness, self-regulation, motivation, empathy, and social skills. Throughout the series, we have seen that Naruto is the only Ninja in Konoha to show these qualities which makes him the strongest Hokage in Naruto.
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